Climate as a driver of phenological change in southern seabirds

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 603-612

  Chambers, Lynda E ^a   Dann, Peter ^b   Cannell, Belinda ^c   Woehler, Eric J ^d  

^a BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

^b Research Department Phillip Island Nature Parks   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eudyptula minor; Penguin; Sea surface temperature; Seabirds; Southern hemisphere

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIRD; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CLIMATE; CLIMATE CHANGE; MOLTING; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84901241437     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0711-6     Document Type: Article

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